Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader expects to remain more of a traditional ninth-inning closer this season after occasionally working multiple innings earlier in his career.
“The closer rule is a good fit, especially with the bullpen arms we have,” the two-time All-Star said March 23 from the Brewers’ spring-training site in Phoenix.
Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Hader will fill largely the same role as last season. Hader acknowledged that working multiple innings can be a grind and said he appreciated the more defined ninth-inning assignment last season.